Face to Face: Navigating Difficult Conversations and Situations
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM CT
Speaker(s): Lishelle Blakemore, Associate Vice Chancellor, Development, University Development and Alumni Relations, University of California, Berkeley, Edgar Gonzalez, Vice President for University Development, Seattle University
Interdisciplinary Elective
Most external facing advancement officers have experienced an uncomfortable, offensive, tricky, or harmful donor interaction. Perhaps you have. If not, chances are you will. Power dynamics are real, and it is easy to feel as if the donor, volunteer, or potential donor has ALL the power. In this hands-on workshop, we’ll equip you with tools and tactics to help you define situations, navigate difficult donor conversations in the moment, follow-up actions, and ways to create strategies that will minimize troubling donor interactions in the future.